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Long and short terms causes of the civil rights movement

1921 North and South to August 1969

Four evenings of public lectures and discussions took place in Belfast, Derry/ Londonderry, Dungannon and Larne between February and March 2019. The series was designed to take a longer term view of the causes and origins of the civil rights campaigns in Northern Ireland based on the historical record.

Chaired by Dr Eamon Phoenix

A four-part series with inputs from historians and discussion with member of the audience.

Session 1: Belfast: 1921-1968 North and South the two Irelands

Speakers:

Dr Eamon Phoenix The development of Northern Ireland, maintaining the integrity of NI, demographics, PR, gerrymandering and discrimination